
TY  - JOUR
A1  - King, KR 
A1  - Stockdale, CR 
A1  - Trigg, TE 
T1  - Acceptability of high fat grain mixtures offered to grazing dairy cows
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1990
VL  - 30
IS  - 5
SP  - 595
EP  - 597
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9900595 
N2  - Levels of acceptance of mixtures of rolled oats and predominantly saturated, molten or free-flowing fatty acids were assessed with lactating dairy cows. Twenty cows grazed pasture and were offered rolled oats comprising 0, 2, 4, 8, 15, 25 or 40% (w/w) fatty acids. One kg/cow was offered twice daily to cows following milking. The acceptability of grain-fat mixtures was influenced by level of fatty acids. The fatty acid concentrations above which less than 95% of the supplement was consumed by animals ranged from 22 to 31%. Time spent eating the supplement was reduced by 2.4 s for every percentage unit increase in fatty acid concentration, while high air temperature increased (P<0.05) eating time. 
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